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I am interested in buying the whole set. But I concerned that the first three guides are being revised. Will there be a way to update the guides? I know when Ancient Egypt and her Neighbors came out you gave a way to incorporate the new book with the current guide. I also understand that when you buy a book, you buy a specific edition and not all the future editions.
We’re not quite sure yet how we will handle the revised history guides so it’s probably best to consider the deal bundles for what they are today.
A brief payment plan would be nice. 😉 Hint Hint
We really don’t have a way to do that. Besides, we really don’t want to get into the loan business, especially since the purpose of this is to fund printing new things right now. And we wouldn’t want to be responsible for throwing our customers into debt.
If you check out with PayPal they may offer you a Bill Me Later option, though. I think their current offer gives you up to six months to pay with no fees or interest. I don’t know enough about it to recommend it or not so be sure to read the terms carefully if you explore that option.
What about the printed I mentioned? How to print the pictures without loosing quality?
Well, it would be really hard to get the level of quality that we provide with our printed portfolios. (If you haven’t seen one, just ask someone who has how nice they are.)
That said, it all depends on the equipment you have available to print them or what service you use if you have someone else do it. You could experiment with the free sample download to see how it works out, but it’s not quite as high resolution as the purchased version.
Some families are also using them on their computer screen or iPad / tablet without printing them.
I’m wondering if I could get some guidance on this big sale of eBooks (yes, I’m looking at the big one…). My oldest is just 4.5, so of course right now we’re just doing ‘early years’ things. But I still have my eye on the years to come, and planned to purchase as many of these resources as I could.
But, my mind was figuring on buying the print/book versions of things. It seems like they are books to read to your children (or eventually read themselves), lesson plans, workbooks, etc. How does that work if they’re all on my computer? Do we need to all sit around the computer? Even though I have a big discount at my local UPS store, printing out entire books would negate the cost of the electronic sale bundle.
I do not currently have a laptop, nook, kindle, tablet, etc. I’m not against purchasing one that is affordable. I’m going to try this weekend testing out some pdf pages on my parents Nooks. But if some/many of these will be released in new versions later, would that affect which device I buy?
also, since my DD is so young, and newer versions may come available, does it even make sense to buy such a big bundle?
So looking for advice – if you use the electronic versions of these resources, can you tell me how you use them? I”m just not sure how I’d utilize them, and could use some advice so I can make a decision before this sale ends 🙂
Thanks!
I don’t have a ton of these but here are things I’ve done or would do with them in e-format.
I have Planning Your Charlotte Mason Education in ebook. Love it. I did print out the book and spiral bind it with my black and white laser printer (cheap to print). Then I simply print extra forms as needed to plan.
I have Spelling Wisdom in ebook. We just started using it and what I do is have my oldest write the passage as copywork twice in the week so she can get copywork in and figure out which words she needs to practice. You can simply have them sit at the computer to do that with it pulled up on the screen. Then when it is time for prepared dictation she sits with her back to the screen and I read it phrase by phrase off the screen. No printing needed. (However we could print individual pages for weeks where we want to take our work out of the house or on the road to medical appointments.
I have Hours in the Out of Doors and The Early Years: a CM Preschool Handbook in ebook format. I did put those PDFs on my Kindle. To read them comfortably I set my Kindle screen sideways so it’s as wide as possible, then I just have to push down as I finish what shows on the screen. I have an old Kindle that has a keyboard, not a touch screen. Works fine.
You would be able to read any of the ‘story’ books on the computer screen, a laptop, a tablet, or an ereader in some way. The workbook/copybooks you probably would print as needed.
If I had the picture study sets (I wish!) then I wouldn’t print, I would put them on my computer as the background and as a screen saver. We’ve done this before with images I got from the internet. It works as it only takes 5 minutes to gather around for picture study once a week, then any time we walk past the computer we can see the rotating screen saver of images we’ve done before.
The history handbooks you could print a few weeks at a time or simply check it on the computer each week to see what you need to be doing.
I also have Your Business Math Pet Shop in ebook format. You do need to print that (the student workbook part). It’s all black and white (or at least is prints just fine in blackand white) so pretty inexpensive.
While I am on the topic – can I just recommend that you invest in a black and white laser printer early on in your homeschool career?! The cost to print is tiny and the toner lasts a really really long time.
Hopefully that helps you some.
Nice Summary, Tristan. I was going to post some suggestions but it’s much nicer to get your actual experiences of how you used the books.
One other great benefit of our e-books is that we specifically give you permission to make copies for use within your own immediate household. So you can print just the pages you need and for all of your children. And if you have multiple handheld devices then you’re free to use your books on all of them.
This is a huge blessing! We have been using the SCM curriculum through kindergarten and first grade with our 6yo and we plan to begin our 2yo with some preschool work and activities this coming fall (he is already fascinated by the Delightful Reading letter tiles and board work). We made the transition from workbooks/textbooks to the Charlotte Mason method about two months into our kindergarten year, and I will say that is has been the best decision we have ever made in regards to home education. I will also say that finding the SCM website and having the free resources on getting started with the method made the transition almost seamless. My son has thrived with the SCM curriculum and loves school. And I am excited to teach him! I was very excited when I received the email about the sale on Friday afternoon. My mind began racing as I considered the possibility of buying the bulk of our curriculum all at one go! My husband and I talked and prayed through our concerns about changes and revisions in the handbooks and came to the conclusion that we would purchase the bundle with the understanding that if handbooks are revised or additional resources are added we will take them as they come and just be blessed that we are able to purchase the core curriculum that we plan to use for both sons. For us, we looked at the big picture — purchasing the big bundle now will save us money over the next 15 years of education
and we will be able to use the money in our annual school budget to buy a greater number of living books to add to our collection or to do additional field trips. I also like the consistency of having the complete set of titles for each subject and because of the sale I am able to get some resources for me that I wouldn’t have otherwise been able to buy. Thank you, SCM, for this incredible opportunity! May your families be richly blessed and may the resources for your new projects flow in abundance! Thanks SCM! My hubby came home from a business trip and when I told him about the sale and that I was undecided about which bundle, he took one look at it and said it was a NO BRAINER! We got the big bundle and he is right- we will be using these things with our little kids for years to come. Thanks!
and we will be able to use the money in our annual school budget to buy a greater number of living books to add to our collection or to do additional field trips. I also like the consistency of having the complete set of titles for each subject and because of the sale I am able to get some resources for me that I wouldn’t have otherwise been able to buy. Thank you, SCM, for this incredible opportunity! May your families be richly blessed and may the resources for your new projects flow in abundance! 
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